Eagles need a defensive playmaker

Too bad John Mohring didn’t have another year of eligibility. Or Charrod Taylor.

Georgia Southern needs a playmaker. Not on Jayson Foster’s side of the ball. The other side.

The Eagles defense hasn't registered a sack during the last two games against Football Championship Subdivision teams. It's not like the chances haven't been there. Quarterbacks for Coastal Carolina and Chattanooga combined to throw 59 passes.

The last two opponents have 19 tackles for losses. GSU has 8.

Southern expected to miss Mohring and Taylor – two outstanding defensive performers with a penchant for big plays. So far no one has stepped up to take their places.

The result? 45 points allowed against Chattanooga – a team that averaged 18.3 points a game last season. I don’t think the Mocs offense improved THAT much from a year ago.

What’s going to happen against Appalachian State or Wofford or Furman or The Citadel or even Elon for that matter?

The Eagles tried to blitz against Chattanooga, but the blitz couldn’t quite catch up with the quarterback and in one-on-one coverage, GSU corners couldn’t quite stay with receivers.

Possibly moving Dakota Walker from linebacker to defensive end will add some speed to the pass rush.

But all 11 defenders will have to step up in the clutch. And someone has to make a play.